for engine fires the best place for a fire extinguisher is behind the driver's seat... that way you can grab it on the way to the rear.... having to go to the slider door first will waste precious seconds...

Bill
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: 1980 VW Westfalia "Pokey" 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 6:13 AM
  Subject: Fire Extinguisher locations in a Westy

  To protect my investment I bought a nice big 7 lb Halon 1211 Fire Extinguisher which currently resides lying down in bottom of the cubord under the sink to the right of the fridge. I have a bracket for it but I can't decide where to mount it. I could put it beside the sliding doors where the existing extinguisher is (which means I need a new place for the mini - Halon extinguishers cost a LOT to recharge). Also, I thought about carring a porta-potty which I'd probably locate behind the passenger seat so the exinguisher might be in the way there. Any suggestions?
   
  Thanks,
  Chris Gronski
  Toronto, Ontario,
  '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
  '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
  '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertible
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